Automobile ventilator and rain-shield



V. B. KING.

AUTOMOBILE VENTILATOR AND RAIN SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, I919.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

2 SHEETS SHEETI INVENTOR f Wnfiheflfigi,

1 ATTORNEY v. 8. KING. AUTOMOBILE VENTILATOR AND RAIN SHIELD.

APPLlCATlON FILED NOV. 24, I919.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

2 suzars- SHEET 2.

i declared to ho -UNITED STATEJIE V A L Ll! N T II. N ill. B.

tiltl li l .i'tpplication riled .lt'ovcniher To all whom 11/; n *tft/ ooh/:6." t,"

Be it lcnown that l, Vanni-moan ll. a citizen of the lit: ml l'iliitfib liiiil l a, rooh oi Chicago, Cook oonnt anti-l,

(irivoih; seat and osg'iooiall in i the heat at the front HFlli/ lit,

able. i

Ono oi the ()llltaflib; oi tho prw a in "Willi/ 011 is to provide an iin 'irovorl viii lalor :tor tho cowl, whorohy a current oi air only he ail-- Illllllttl to tho intorior of tho hotly of tho oar in front of tho (lrivors stat zit lowor oml oi thicowl is tho nsnal (lash hoari'il, which rarrios various imitrinnonts and in tho EH of a FOi'll far supports a coil, hot.- tory and other mntrirai'zoes. liroqnontly (luring rain storms the water runs in ct: tho lifXHl at thov joint hotwoon the hood (lash anil injurvs tho roil hattoii y' ti'llt'i forth. wntion is to provide tho ventilator with oxtonsion arranged to project nnilornoato tho hood, which (overs the motor, anal there provided with a gutter or trough arranged to rarry the water over and beyond. the if of tho coil box and other delicate (twice; to prevent any Water from rearhing thorn. \Vith these and other, objects and advantages in view, this invention consists in the fa roral novel features of construction, ini'angroinont and Combination of parts horoinal'tvr fully set forth anil olainiml.

'lho invention is clearly illustrated in tho drawings :u-rompanying this; spooifioation, in which:

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along the rear flange 8 of the opening 7, and for this purpose I have shown a pin 15 extending through ears 16, 17 formed on. the ventilator body and lid.

The lid may be held in closed position by gravity, but I have shown a spring 32 for this purpose, and means are provided -tor opening the lid and holding it in various positions of adjustment. The means shown comprises a lever 18 pivotally connected to the lid by a bolt 19, which extends through ears 20 formed on the underside of the lid, said lever being provided with shoulders 21, adapted for engagement with the upper edge of the forward flange 8 of the ventilator body. The lever 18 is rovided with a handle 22 by means of whlch it may be me.- nipulated to open and close the lid and said handle also acts as a weight to hold either of the shoulders 21 in engagement with the upper edge of the flange 8 to thereby hold the lid 14 in open position.

At the place where the part 6 of ventilator body extends underneath the hood it has a horizontal part 23, which rests upon the upper flat edge of the dash A and the end portions 24 of said horizontal part 23 are curved downward to fit along the usual curved end portion of the dash. In front of the part 23, the ventilator body is bent downward as at 25, to form an inclined surface, the free edge of which is bent up as at 26 to form a gutter or trough at the forward edge of the. part 25. The endportions of the inclined part 25 slope downward from the curved parts 24 as at 27 to follow generally the contour of the upper edge of the dash and to provide a shed for shedding the rain water beyond any of the vulnerable parts below the water shield portion. If desired, the shield portion may be provided with downwardly projecting ears or lugs 28 for the reception of bolts 29 that pass through the dash and have nuts 30 upon their ends for securing the forward end or shield portion of the device to the dash. An ear 31 is provided upon the top 'of the shield portion to receive the hinge rod 0 of the hood (1 and this car takes the place of the usual ear, which is removed from the top of the dash when the device is installed in place.

In operation, the handle 22 of the lever 18 is manipulated to raise and lower the lid 14, and thereby admit a current of air to the'interior of the car below the cowl. The lid is held in any position of adjustment by the lever 18, which engages with the flange 8 through its shoulders 21, the weight of the handle of the lever serving to hold said shoulders in engagement with the flange. In case of rain or snow the lid is closed, thereby preventing water from entering through the o ening in the ventilator. Any rain'falling own the cowl above the venincense tilator runs down along the upper edge of the ventilator body or along the upper face of the rear flange 8 and runs off the sides of the ventilator body. Any rain falling upon or in front of the lid runs down the curved end portions of the ventilator body, and any rain. entering under the hood runs down in the trough at the extreme forward edge of the shield portion of the ventilator body and is carried oil by the downwardly curved end portions 27 thereof. In this way any vulnerable parts carried by the dash board or adjacent members are ethictually protected by the shield portion of the ventilator body.

- Mpre or less variation of the exact details of construction is possible without departing from the spirit of this invention: I desire,'thereiore, not to limit myself to the exact form of the construction shown and described, but intend, in the following claims, to point out all of the invention disclosed herein.

1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A combined ventilator and rain shield attachment for the cowls of automobiles, comprising a ventilator body shaped to conform. to the cowl oi? an automobile and secured to said cowl. there being a portion of the ventilator body extending underneath the hood of the automobile and forming a rain shield, under said hood, and there being registering openings in the ventilator body and cowl, and a lid hingedly secured to said ventilator body over said opening.

2. A combined ventilator and rain shield. attachment for the cowls of automobiles, comprising a ventilator body. shaped to conform to the cowl and the top of the dash of an automobile and secured to said cowl and dash and extending over and beyond the dash and underneath the hood and forming a rain shield under the hood, said ventilator body and cowl having registering openings and'there being an. upstanding flange on the ventilator body defining the openingtherein, a lid having a down turned flange arranged to extend over the flange of the ventilator body and means for holding said lid closed and in various open positions.

3. A combined ventilator and rain shield attachment for the cowls of automobiles, comprising a ventilator body shaped to conform to the cowlof an automobile and having a portionextending under the hood of the automobile, said ventilator body being secured to said cowl and there being registering openings in the ventilator body and cowl, an adjustable lid for covering said openings, and the lower end of said vcntilatorbody' being formed with a troughlike edge portion for shedding water entering under the hood.

- 4. A combined ventilator and rain ,shield attachment for the cowls of automobiles, comprising a downwardly sloping ventilator body having downwardly curved end 5 portions, and a water trough along its forward. edge extending down along said downwardly curved end 1301" tions, there being an opening in the downwardly sloping portion, a lid for said opening hinged to said .body, and a notched lever connected to said lid 10 and arranged to engage said body to hold the lid in Open position.

VALENTINE B. KING. 

